Legal Definition and Related Resources of Surplusage
Meaning of Surplusage
That which is unnecessary, superfluous or excessive . In relation to pleadings, the term denotes that which is not essential to the statement of a cause of action or defense . Bradfield v board of Education. 128 W. Va. 228, 36 S.E2d512.
Surplusage Alternative Definition
In Accounts. A greater disbursement than the charges amount to; a balance over. 1 Lew. 219. In Pleading. Allegations of matter wholly foreign and impertinent to the cause. AH matter beyond the circumstances necessary t6 constitute the action is surplusage. Cowp. 688; 6 East, 275; 10 East, 205; 2 Johns. Oas. (N. Y.) 52; 1 Mason (U. S.) S7; 16 Tex. 656.
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